“…And sadly, SNHL often goes undiagnosed and un-or under-treated [12,13], and the sequelae of SNHL, incident dementia in particular, impose a significant burden not only on the individual and their families and friends, but also upon national health budgets [14,15]. A recent nationwide study in Australia found that all forms of hearing loss affected 14.5% of Australians (3.6 million people), especially those over 50 years, with direct costs to the Australian economy of almost $15.9 billion [16].…”